This report outlines the investments of the Scandinavian banks Danske Bank, Handelsbanken, Länsförsäkringar, Nordea, SEB, Skandia and Swedbank in four companies associated with risks and impacts on indigenous peoples and their forests in Borneo. The study explores the seven banks’ actions and responsibilities, the positive and/or negative effects of these, and highlights the crucial role which investors can play to uphold international standards in situations where states do not protect indigenous peoples’ rights.
This discussion paper aims to provide practitioners working with business, human rights and/ or sustainable development with an overview of the connections between human rights, responsible business conduct and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Devel...Read More
This report adopts the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) definition of 'remedy'. "Remedy', as defined in the UNGPs, refers to the provision of substantive remedies to people whose human rights have been violated to help make...Read More
U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo released the State Department’s 2020 Trafficking in Persons Report on June 25 2020. This report marks the 20th anniversary of the TIP report and the introduction to the 2020 edition celebrates the progress in combati...Read More
At the request of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Levin Sources conducted this mapping (mainly desk research) of interventions (projects and initiatives) to address child labour and poor working conditions (either directly or indirectly...Read More
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